QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
AutomaticaStandpipeaSystema-rightaanswer--
aAastandpipeasystemathataisaattachedatoaaawaterasupplyacapableaofasupplyingatheasystemad
emandaataallatimesaandathatarequiresanoaactionaotherathanaopeningaaahoseavalveatoaprovidea
wateraatahoseaconnections.
Auxiliaryawaterasupplya-rightaanswer--
asupplementaryasourceaofawateraforaaastandpipeaand/orasprinklerasystem.
ControlaValvea-rightaanswer--aAavalveacontrollingaflowatoawater-
basedafireaprotectionasystems.aControlavalvesadoanotaincludeahoseavalves,ainspector'satesta
valves,adrainavalves,atrimavalvesaforadryapipe,apre-
actionaandadelugeavalves,acheckavalves,aorareliefavalves.
Branchalinea-rightaanswer--
aAapipeasystem,agenerallyainaaahorizontalaplane,aconnectinganotamoreathan
oneahoseaconnectionawithaaastandpipe.
Deficiencya-rightaanswer--
aAaconditionainawhichatheaapplicationaofatheacomponentaisanotawithinaitsadesignedalimitsaoras
pecifications.
FireaHoseaOutletaandaReleaseaRacka-rightaanswer--
aAawaterasupplyacontrolavalveaintendedatoabeaoperatedabyaactuationaofaanaautomaticadetecti
onasystemathataisainstalledainatheasameaareaaasatheadischargeadevices.aEachadelugeavalveai
saintendedatoabeacapableaofaautomaticaandamanualaoperation.aDelugeasystemsaareasuitabl
eaforahazardousaoccupancies.aThisaincludesabuildingsainawhichaflammablealiquidsaoraothera
hazardousamaterialsaareahandledaorastored.
DischargeaDevicea-rightaanswer--aAadeviceadesignedatoadischargeawateraorafoam-
waterasolutionainaaapredetermined,afixed,aoraadjustableapattern.aExamplesainclude,abutaarea
notalimitedato,asprinklers,asprayanozzles,aandahoseanozzles.
DryaStandpipea-rightaanswer--
aAastandpipeasystemadesignedatoahaveapipingacontainawateraonlyawhenatheasystemaisabeing
autilizeda(Noaautomaticawaterasupply.)
, Dunnagea-rightaanswer--
aRooftopadunnageainvolvesadesigningaaaraisedaseriesaofabeamsa(usuallyasteel)abearingaona
postsaorabearingawallsatoasupportamechanicalaequipmenta(usuallyaonaaaroof
top).
FireaDepartmentaConnectiona-rightaanswer--
aAaconnectiona,anormallyaonatheaexterioraofatheabuilding,athroughawhichatheafireadepartmenta
canapumpasupplementalawateraintoatheasprinklerasystem,astandpipe,aoraotherasystemafurnis
hingawateraforafireaextinguishmentato
supplementaexistingawaterasupplies.a(FormerlyaknowaasaSiameseaconnection.)
FireaHosea-rightaanswer--
aAaflexibleaconduitaconstructedawithaoneaoramoreareinforcementsa(Jackets),awithaorawithouta
aacoatingaoracoveringabutawithaanaapprovedanonpermeablealining,aorawithaanainnerareinforc
ementabetweenaaaprotectiveacoveraandaanaapprovedanonpermeablealining.
FireaHydranta-rightaanswer--
aAavalveaconnectionaonaaawaterasupplyasystemahavingaoneaoramoreaoutletsaandathataisaused
atoasupplyahoseaandafireadepartmentapumpsawithawater.
FireaPumpa-rightaanswer--
aAapumpathataisaaaprovideraofaliquidaflowaandapressureadedicatedatoafireaprotection.aAafireapu
mpaisaaapartaofaaafireastandpipeasystem'sawaterasupplyaandacanabeapoweredabyaelectric,adie
selaorasteam.aTheapumpaintakeaisaeitheraconnectedatoatheapublicaundergroundawaterasupply
apipingaoraaastaticawaterasourcea(e.g.,atank,areservoir,alake).aTheapumpaprovidesawateraflowa
atahigherapressureaandavolumeatoatheastandpipeasystemarisersaandahoseastandpipes.
Folda-rightaanswer--
aAatransverseabenda(fold)aoccurringawhereatheahoseaisalengthwiseadoubleaoveraonaitself,aasa
onaaapinarack.
Gallonsaperaminutea(GPM)a-rightaanswer--
atypicallyausedatoameasureafluidaflowaratea(suchaasawater)aorapumpacapacity.aMeasurementa
ofawateraflowarateaforaaapumpaoraaafireastandpipeaorasprinklerasystem.
HoseaConnectiona-rightaanswer--
aaacombinationaofaequipmentaprovidedaforaconnectionaofaaahoseatoatheastandpipeasystemath
ataincludesaaahoseavalveawithaaathreadedaoutlet.
AttackaHosea-rightaanswer--
aHoseadesignedatoabeausedabyatrainedafireafightersaandafireabrigadeamembersatoacombatafir
esabeyondatheaincipientastage.
BoosteraHosea-rightaanswer--aAanon-
collapsibleahoseausedaunderapositiveapressureahavingaanaelastomericaorathermoplasticatub
e,aaabraidedaoraspiraledareinforcement,aandaanaouteraprotectiveacover.